Today, 26 September

Detectives have still not located the bloody scene where a man was viciously stabbed to death before his body was dumped along an isolated Dublin road eight weeks ago. Gardai investigating the murder of 34-year-old Michal Kurek admitted on Monday that they had yet to find the spot where the Polish national was killed in a frenzied knife attack.more

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This summer was the biggest yet for Airbnb in Ireland and the most popular spots to head for Irish people were in fact in Ireland. Seven of the top ten places were in Ireland and the sunny south east comes out on top as the premier destination.more

Irish workers are the most overqualified in the European Union for the jobs they are working, according to latest research. About one in three workers are at least one educational level above the international norm for the jobs they are in.more

The latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures from last year's Census show that while the number of non-Irish nationals living in Ireland has dipped slightly since 2011, the number of people holding dual Irish citizenship is up by 87.4 per cent.more

The most distinctive-looking house on Frankfort Avenue in Rathgar comes with a distinctive past. Number 1 was once home to Constance Gore-Booth, who on her marriage to the Polish painter - the self-styled Count Markievicz - took the title and became Countess Markievicz.more

An "explosion of artists" will take place on Friday, with more than 300 venues in the capital opening their doors for the return of Culture Night. In excess of 3,000 acts will perform in over 1,500 venues across the country as places such as the National History Museum and the National Gallery open to the public.more

Two more commuter towns have been designated rent pressure zones as the average nat- ional cost of rent rose by 6.6pc. Greystones in Co Wicklow and Drogheda in Co Louth have now been given the status, which means landlords there cannot raise rents by more than 4pc a year. This brings to 21 the number of rent pressure zones in the State.more

A five year old girl who died from suspected sepsis just days after starting school was hailed as an Irish community's newest saint in Heaven. Heartbreaking scenes marked the Mass of the Angels of Maja Glowacka (5) who died on September 12 after suddenly falling ill at her Cork home.more

A man who nearly hit two walkers while driving drunk, flipped the car off a ditch onto its roof, then fled the scene to enter a house a kilometre away where he punched the homeowner twice in the face got a jail sentence at Listowel District Court on Thursday - suspended on condition that he leave Ireland within 48 hours and return to Poland.more

A man who was arrested in possession of five knives outside a Garda station in Co Mayo has been given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty. Matteusz Batiuk (26), of no fixed abode, was carrying the blades in a holdall when he was stopped by gardaí outside the Garda station on Lord Edward Street in Ballina, Co Mayo, on May 24th.more

The Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan has revealed that Ireland will accept a further 330 refugees in 2018. In announcement today Mr Flanagan said the Government have informed the European Union that the state is willing to accept the additional migrants as part of their agreement which was outlined in 2015.more

The tragic death of a five year old girl in Cork has sparked a massive outpouring of support for her heartbroken Polish family. A GoGetFunding page was set up to to help the family of Maja Glowacka (5) who died earlier this week from a suspected infection just days after starting junior infants in her local school in Carrigtwohill in East Cork.more

A popular football club in Dublin 15 has appealed for witnesses after a shocking incident in which an under 12 player was struck by a car. The incident happened at around 6.30pm last night at the junction of Corduff and Castlecurragh junction, and Corduff FC are appealing for information.more

Divorce is back to pre-recession levels after several years when family law disputes were postponed as a result of the economic crash. According to the Law Society, many couples whose marriages failed had opted not to formalise their split for economic reasons, such as negative equity, mortgage problems, unemployment and emigration.more

The global waste recycling industry is facing a period of upheaval, and the single biggest issue is what to do with plastic, said Séamus Clancy, chief executive of recycling company Repak. Ireland was not well-equipped to face what was coming down the line, he added.more

Irish people are more likely than those in all other developed countries to suffer depression if they are less well educated, writes Niall Murray. The finding comes from an analysis of international health surveys, one showing that 23% of 25-to 64-year-olds without a Leaving Cert reported having depression in the past year, compared to just 9% of Irish people with a third-level education.more

A list has been revealed of the twenty most beautiful countries in the world and our Emerald Isle is on the list. The Rough Guide has revealed its list which includes Ireland in a modest 18th place.more

The government will offer homeless families from Dublin the chance of a house in rural counties, in a radical bid to ease the current crisis. At Friday's Housing Summit, Minister Eoghan Murphy said he will be giving homeless families the opportunity to move out of the city. more

BANK OF IRELAND has defended the removal of an Irish language option on its new ATMs, despite criticism of the move as a "backwards step". The bank was subject to a series of questions on social media about the lack of Irish on some ATMs, despite it being a service long offered by Bank of Ireland machines.more